Thursday, May 29, 2014

It was a rough start to the first in a series of painting demonstrations in New York City yesterday. After our train died somewhere south of Newark, NJ, we eventually had to be rescued by another Amtrak Train which put us over an hour and a half off schedule. There was mostly standing room only as the train we embarked was already 3/4 full. I was pleasantly surprised though about how well most people handled the situation.

So after leaving my house and making reservations with plenty of time to spare, I arrived at the art store over an hour late and proceeded to demonstrate at full throttle. If nothing else, I learned most people handle inconvenience with grace. I also realized that I was taking way too much stuff! I spent the afternoon seriously reorganizing, downsizing and streamlining my YIPPEE 4 YUPO presentation and I am good to go again!

Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Yikes! It's been ten days since I posted here. I've been so busy painting, doing commissions, preparing for my Legion Paper/ Dick Blick Yupo Demos and spending way too much time on facebook!

I was surprised when this painting hit a home run and broke my personal records for traffic, likes and comments on facebook this week. It's not that I'm keeping score, but I can't help but notice. Facebook has become a good barometer for me as far as people's preferences go. I'm still not 100% sure if this was so popular because folks just like the idea of wine, the quote or the painting.☺

This piece started as a flower a while ago and had been set aside. Every time I saw it, I thought of grapes. So after some major surgery "Inspired by Wine" was born. Now, can you guess what I'm thinking of painting at myMay and June NYC Demos?!

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